beat it (to) [v]

Meaning:

• to leave a place quickly because you have to be in a hurry to get somewhere.

Examples:

1. The class will be started in 30 minutes. Let’s beat it.
2. When the fire alarm rang, the crowd beat it to the nearest exit.
3. The cat knocked over the vase and beat it before anyone could catch it.
4. As soon as they saw the bill, they decided to beat it without ordering dessert.
5. The store was about to close, so we had to beat it.
6. She told him to beat it when he wouldn’t stop bothering her.
7. After the fight broke out, everyone decided to beat it before the cops showed up.
8. The kids saw the principal coming and decided to beat it.
9. This is a private meeting, so beat it!
10. When the alarm went off, the thieves beat it before the police arrived.